Coin-controlled vending-machine.



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Witnesses Application sied December 29, 1905. serial No'. 299,789.

To all whom. it may concern- Be it known that I, JAMES E. ALLisoN, a

willenable othe'isskilled iii the art to ii hich will be hereinafterdescribed an it appertains` to make and `use the same, ret'- ei'eiice being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in wliicli Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through my improved coin-controlled vend'- ing machine; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-12 oll Fig. I; Fig. 3 is a similar view -showing the parts in a changed position; and Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the parts in still another position.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement 1n coin-controlled vending inacliines', the Object beinfy to simplify the construction of levices of'tliis characterwhereby the number of parts entering into the mechanism are coin )aratively few, the cost of' con'- structionan'd l reduced to a minimum.

'ith these objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the several iarts, `all as pointed out in the claims'.

ln the drawings, 1 indicates the base pref- I erably in the forni of a casting,4 the bottom of which is'closed b v a. plate 2 forming a coin receptacle. The upper Kart of the base is provided Awith a circular ange' which is cut away at its front side to exposea portion of a rotary member 4 in the forni of a turn-table. This rotary member 4 is mounted on the. upper end of a stud shaft 5 arranged in a part of the base casting, a, torsional spring (i being employed to hold theturn-table 4 in its home position. The web 1a of the base casting which Vsupports the hub in which the stud shaft isinounted is cut away at l to form a concentric coin slot.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the 4turn-table 4 is provided with a depending flange 4 fitting within the concentric flange 3, said depending flange 4 being provided .issicxoii To Tin-3 mariani; iLiNUrAofrUBING spcification of Letters Patent.

l l l with notches 4h in the form of ratchet teeth on its inner periphery, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4. Y 4"A indicates a com slot in the turn- OF ST. LOUIS, hl'liSUURI, C ORYORTIOX OF MISSOURI'.

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of the ratchet teeth 4b, whereby when a coinl UNITED PATENT OFFICE VJAMES .tLLisox, or s'rQLoUis, Missouri,

is inserted into said slot said coin drops into a position in front of said teeth and constitutes agiiard to'prevent engagement of theY pawl 7 n ith said ratchet teeth.

Referring to F ig. '2, which illust-rates the normal position ot the part-s, it will be seen that the pawl 7 rests upon the smooth surface, of the flange 4 which constitutes a track for the pawl and over which the stiationarily mounted pawl 7 rides when the turn-table is rotated. -Should the handle 4d of the' turn table be grasped and the turn-tablc moved in the direction of' the arrow in Fig.

l 2, the absence of a coin which would serve as a guard for.V the ratchetteetli would permit. the pawl 7 to engage the. ratchet teeth and prevent iiioi'e'tlian a slight movement of the turn-table.mYhen the handle is released the turn-table will be restored to its normal posit-ion'by the spring 6. However., when a coin is inserted in the slot 4" said coin will ldrop in front of the ratchet teeth 1" and form a continuation of the pawl track, and when the turn-table is rotated in the direction of the iability to get out of order are arrow in Fig. 2 the pawl 7 will ride over the coin, permitting a complete movement of the turn-table, -which complete ymovement locates the coin over the o e-ning 1* through `which opening the coin wil dro p into the coin afterwards receptacle..

Trie upper surf ace of the turn table is Vprovided wit i two parallel flanges 4e, the s ace t-herebet ween acting as a recess into w ich the packages to be vended drop by gravity.

The depth of the recess is substantially the depth of the package'X. The packages are oblong in shape and when the turn-table is in its li'oine.V iosition the. recess between the flanges extends in a. direct-ion parallel to the long axis of the package, and in thismanner the packages drop one by one into the recess as the packages are successively removed therefrom. 'hen a coin is dropped int-o the slot and the turn-table is rotated the packago contained in the recess will be carried with the tuin-table and the flanges constituting the recess will move into position under the next adjacent package supporting the same and the superposed packages.V

9 indicates an arm' pivot-ally mounted upon the base casting 1 and having a tappet 9* flanges 4 when the turn-table is rotated and table, which coin 'slot is in the vertical plane 1 swing the arm 9 over the surface of the turnl table into the spv-,e between the flanges sowas the combination of a turn-table, providedto force the package' outwardly. This arm 9.1. with a depending fi-an'geconstituting a pawl constitutes' an ejecting mechanism and enl track,`teeth on the inner face of said track, a.

ables the operatonto readily grasp, the pr'o- 5 stationarily-mounted restraining paw] riding jectinv end of. the package and remove the saine rom the recess 'whemupon the release of therhandle, theturn-tab'le will be restored l to its-normal osition in readiness for another operation. he return ,of the turn-table to normal osition causes the Hange 4? which operate the tappet 9 to engage the arm `9 and move the saine back out of the recess so as to permitianot-her package to drop into the recess. Ext-ending up Afrom the base 1 is a casing 10, the 'front panel 11 of which is referablyof glass so as to give a view o` 'the packages contained in the casing,'while the panel 12 slides vertically in ways soas to give access to the interior ofv the' casing. The upper end of panel 12 is bent inwardly vover a perforated -ug 1'3 o nthe capV ieee of the casing through which, when. tie panel 12 is.

down, may be passed alock to prevent access to the interior of' the casing by a person not possessing a key to' the lock. The casing is n n to cooperate with said track and sald teeth,

substantially rect-angular in cross section and of such type as to enable the desired number of packages to be arranged therein, the rec tangular form ci the casing holding the packages against rotationv and in proper position to coperate with the recess in the turn-table. I am aware that minor changes in the construction, arrangement and combination. of

' the several parts of my device can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and princi le of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what iseclaimed as new and desired to be secured by'Let-ters Patent is:

1. In acoin-controlled vending machine,

uponsaid track and coperati with'sai teeth lto prevent movement of sai tum-table inthe absence of a com, and means for su porting a coin in position in front .of said teeth to preventY engagement of the pawl therewith; substantiallyas described.

2. vIn a coin-controlled vending machine, the combination of a tuin-table having a de livery recess, a track on said turn-table, a

l pawi Acooperating with said track, teeth in said track with which said pawl is adapted to engage to prevent com )lete movement 4of said turn-table, said ta le being provided with a coin-receiving slot, and means for supporting a coin in f ront oi said teeth to prevent engagement of the pawl with the teeth; substantially as described.

3. In a coin-controlled vendingmachine, the combination with a turn-table having a delivery recess` a'pawl trac-k on said turn table, teeth in said pawl track,- a pawl adapted said table being lrovided with a coin-receiving recess for deiivering acoin opposite. said teeth, a support for holding the coin in position op osite the teeth, and means whereb when t 1e tuin-table is rotated the coin be dislodged from its position and the turntable completes its movement; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses, 

